Jelani Cobb, dean of the Journalism School at Columbia University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, talks about the 2024 duPont-Columbia award winners, plus his latest political writing on why Republicans are still debating slavery and the Civil War.

Brian Klaas, social scientist, a contributing writer for The Atlantic, professor of global politics at University College London and the author of Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters (Scribner, 2023), connects chaos theory to politics and all aspects of our lives.

Inspired by a recent piece in Curbed, listeners share why they choose to live in one bedroom apartments with their children.

Elizabeth Kim, Gothamist and WNYC reporter, shares clips from and analysis of Mayor Adams's "State of the City" speech, where he called focused on housing, crime, the influx of migrants and more.

The past decade of natural disasters has been the costliest ever, and home and auto insurance companies are taking note. Jean Eaglesham, reporter covering insurance for The Wall Street Journal, explains why prices for both insurance categories has shot up and how it's impacting homeowners and drivers.→ Buying Home and Auto Insurance Is Becoming Impossible

Political observers have their eyes on the special election to replace George Santos in New York's 3rd Congressional district in case it serves as a bellwether for November's elections. Abby Livingston, Puck News reporter on political campaigns and Congress, talks about that and shares analysis of media buys and other spending by each candidate and their supporters.

New York State's Medicaid budget is one of the biggest in the country. Bill Hammond, senior fellow for health policy at the Empire Center, and Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society and co-founder of the Health Care for All New York Campaign, explain why Medicaid spending is over budget and what all that spending provides for New Yorkers.

Anya Kamenetz, author of the parenting newsletter "The Golden Hour", The Stolen Year: How Covid Changed Children’s Lives, And Where We Go Now (Public Affairs, 2022), and advisor to the Aspen Institute and the Climate Mental Health Network, brings us into the story of a modern day polycule as documented in The Cut while listeners share how they're practicing polyamory in their homes in 2024.

Mortgage interest rates may be coming down some, but they are still higher than recent lows. Ronda Kaysen, real estate reporter for The New York Times, discusses the math homebuyers should take into consideration to make the best decision on buying vs. renting a home, plus the role logistics and emotion play in these decisions, and how the housing market might look in 2024

McKay Coppins, staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Romney: A Reckoning (Simon & Schuster, 2023), talks about the results from Tuesday's presidential primary in New Hampshire and its implications for the race for the presidency.